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The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy
Republicanism, the Class Struggle, and the Virtuous Farmer
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2000
Summary
The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy, available for the first time in this Lexington Books edition, is Douglass Adair's first major work of historical inquiry. Adair was a mentor to many of the nation's leading scholars and has long been admired for his original and profound observations about the founding of the American republic. Written in 1943, The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy has been praised widely as the seminal analysis of the origins of American democracy. The passage of time has not dulled Adair's arguments; instead, his critique of economic determinism, his emphasis on the influence of ideology on the Founders, and his belief in the importance of civic virtue and morality to good republican government have become ever more critical to our conception of American history. With judicious prose and elegant insights, Adair explores the classical and modern European heritage of liberalism, and he raises fundamental questions about the nature of democratic government. This book is for any serious reader interested in American intellectual history, political thought, and the founding of the republic.
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Copyright year
2000
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-0125-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-5647-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
187
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Foreword by Joyce Appleby No access
Introduction No access
Editor's Note No access
The Intellectual Origins ofJeffersonian Democracy Summary No access Pages 1 - 2
Chapter 1 A Polemical Prologue No access Pages 3 - 16
Chapter 2 The constant and Universal Principles of Human Nature No access Pages 17 - 38
Chapter 3 According to Aristotle No access Pages 39 - 56
Chapter 4 The Desperate Debtor and the Hall of Mirrors No access Pages 57 - 88
Chapter 5 The High Toned Government No access Pages 89 - 108
Chapter 6 the Extended Republic No access Pages 109 - 152
Chapter 7 the Virtuous Farmer No access Pages 153 - 164
Epilogue No access Pages 165 - 168
Appendix Bibloographic Essay No access Pages 169 - 174
